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WashingtonNOAA 9449856

Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island Tides & Coastal Conditions

Official tide predictions, weather observations and forecasts, marine-grid context, astronomy, and jurisdiction-specific rules for this NOAA station.

Partial official dataUpdated 8:47 PM PDT

Current Conditions

Tide predictions are relative to MLLW. NWS point and marine-grid forecasts can differ at exposed shorelines.

Estimated tide now
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Official tide prediction unavailable
Upcoming tides
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Check the official station forecast.
Current Weather
50°F

Clear

Observed

N 0 mph

Observed
Tide Forecast
NOAA Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island · Station 9449856 · MLLW datum · local time
unavailableOfficial NOAA curve

Current tide predictions are unavailable. Use the official NOAA station link in Sources and confidence.

Weather, Light & Marine

Conditions that affect shoreline access, small craft, fishing and surf.

Air

Temperature50°FObserved

Humidity87%Observed

Pressure1020 mbObserved

Wind

SustainedN 0 mphObserved

Gusts8 mphModel

Rain chance0%Model

Marine

Wave height2.0 ftModel

DirectionNot Published by NWS

Water54.5°FObservedNOAA Port Townsend · 29.8 mi Away
Sun & Moon

Sunrise7:01 AM

Sunset7:08 PM

MoonWaxing Gibbous

Hourly Forecast
Model
National Weather Service point forecast when the live feed is available.
Local date & timeConditionsTempWindGustsRain
Wed, Sep 23, 20268:00 PMPartly Cloudy55°FW 6 mph8 mph0%
Wed, Sep 23, 20269:00 PMMostly Cloudy54°FW 5 mph7 mph0%
Wed, Sep 23, 202610:00 PMPartly Cloudy53°FW 5 mph6 mph0%
Wed, Sep 23, 202611:00 PMPartly Cloudy52°FW 3 mph5 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 202612:00 AMMostly Cloudy50°FW 2 mph3 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20261:00 AMMostly Cloudy49°FWNW 2 mph3 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20262:00 AMMostly Cloudy49°FNNW 1 mph2 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20263:00 AMMostly Cloudy49°FNNW 1 mph2 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20264:00 AMMostly Cloudy49°FN 1 mph2 mph0%
Thu, Sep 24, 20265:00 AMMostly Cloudy49°FN 1 mph2 mph2%
Thu, Sep 24, 20266:00 AMMostly Cloudy48°FNNW 2 mph2 mph2%
Thu, Sep 24, 20267:00 AMCloudy49°FN 2 mph3 mph3%

Fishing, Crabbing & Surfing Analysis

These scores use the available tide, wind, and marine data. They do not predict catches, report local activity, or replace safety notices.

35/100 · Poor
Surfing
Offshore model guidance with nearshore uncertainty.

Best planning window

Compare swell direction, local wind and tide before leaving

  • Wave period not publishedThe surf score uses available NWS wave height and local wind only
  • Nearshore uncertaintyOffshore model conditions are not the same as breaking-wave height at this beach
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishing rulesWashington · state or territoryNOAA Fisheries federal recreational fishing resourcesU.S. federal waters · federalNational Weather Service rip-current safetyUnited States · safety
Nearby NOAA Tide Stations
Official station locations from the national NOAA CO-OPS tide-prediction catalog.

Friday Harbor, San Juan Island

NOAA 9449880 · WA

5.3 mi

Hanbury Point, Mosquito Pass, San Juan I.

NOAA 9449828 · WA

7.8 mi

Richardson, Lopez Island

NOAA 9449982 · WA

8.8 mi

Roche Harbor, San Juan Island

NOAA 9449834 · WA

9.2 mi

Shaw Island, Ferry Terminal, Harney Channel

NOAA 9449904 · WA

9.9 mi

Orcas, Orcas Island

NOAA 9449798 · WA

10.0 mi

Sources And Confidence

National Weather Service observation and hourly forecastofficial-forecast

Fetched Wed, Sep 23 at 8:47 PM

National Weather Service coastal marine gridofficial-forecast

Fetched Wed, Sep 23 at 8:47 PM

NOAA CO-OPS water temperature at Port Townsendobserved

Fetched Wed, Sep 23 at 8:47 PM

U.S. Naval Observatory astronomical applicationsofficial-calculation

Fetched Wed, Sep 23 at 8:47 PM

Not for navigation. Conditions can change faster than source update intervals. Always check local warnings, closures and on-site conditions.